Applying Curvature and Fracture Analysis to the Placement of Horizontal Wells: Example from the Mabee (San Andres) Reservoir, Texas

Proceedings of the Permian Basin Oil and Gas Recovery Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 64-72

  Qiu, Yuan ^a   Holtz, M H ^b   Yang, Anping ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Applied Computer Engineering Inc

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE ANALYSIS; FORMATION MICROSCANNER (FMS); FRACTURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE DENSITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; WATER;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 1642521807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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